单词 | instigation |
释义 | instigationinstigation /ˌɪnstəˈgeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] 1at somebody’s instigation (also at the instigation of somebody) formal because of someone’s suggestion, request, or demand: Shepard lied to investigators at the instigation of his direct superior officer.2the act of officially starting something such as a legal process, an inquiry, or a policy: the instigation of legal proceedings3the act of starting something violent by persuading other people to do it: the instigation of genocide |
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